A new figure in the Iranian regime has been killed. The chief of intelligence of the Revolutionary Guards died on Monday, April 6, in American-Israeli strikes, according to the ideological army under the command of the supreme leader. “Commander General Majid Khademi, the powerful and knowledgeable head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, became a martyr in the enemy’s criminal terrorist attack … at dawn today,” the organization wrote on Telegram. Follow our live coverage.
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Israel strikes Tehran
The Israeli army claimed on Monday morning to have completed a series of strikes on Tehran against Iranian “terrorist regime targets.” Iranian media reported that several residential areas in the capital were targeted and suffered damages. Part of Tehran is also without gas after a strike on a university damaged a nearby gas facility, according to Iranian state television Irib.
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Iran launches new attacks and responds to American threats
Missiles and drones targeted Israel, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates on Monday morning. Iran also promised “even more devastating” retaliation in case of further American-Israeli attacks on civilian infrastructure, warning of possible “war crimes” following President Donald Trump’s threats to target civilian infrastructure in the country.
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Highly anticipated press conference by Donald Trump
The American president will address the nation “with the military” at 7:00 p.m., as the deadline he set ten days ago against Iran, scheduled for Monday evening, has been extended to Tuesday evening. On Sunday, he threatened Iran, with insults, to target its vital infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened.
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Two killed in Iranian strike on building in Haifa
Israeli rescuers found the lifeless bodies of two people in the rubble of a building hit by an Iranian strike in Haifa, the largest city in northern Israel, according to the army. Two other individuals remain missing.
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Rising oil prices
Oil prices opened higher on Sunday night. The two main varieties, WTI and Brent, were above the symbolic threshold of $110 (€95) per barrel, on a market still influenced by tensions in Iran.
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